The Table Below Shows How Total Donations, Average Donations, Total

question 68

Multiple Choice

The table below shows how total donations, average donations, total labor costs and average labor costs vary depending on the number of employees State U hires for its fundraising activities. $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Number of } \\\text { Employees }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Total } \\\text { Donations }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Average } \\\text { Donations }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Total } \\\text { Labor Costs }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Average } \\\text { Labor Costs }\end{array} \\\hline 1 & \$ 30,000 & & & \$ 8,000 \\\hline 2 & \$ 42,426 & & \$ 17,000 & \\\hline 3 & & \$ 17,321 & \$ 27,000 & \\\hline 4 & \$ 60,000 & & & \$ 9,500 \\\hline 5 & & \$ 13,416 & \$ 50,000 & \\\hline\end{array}$$ The net benefit of hiring fundraisers is largest when ______ employees are hired.

• A)4
• B)3
• C)2
• D)1

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